How could I forget about Philip Marlowe
Almost all the scenes in Carr's "recap" is present in the Marlowe novels. Substitute "crystal flask" for "dubloon" and you have "The High Window". And the murders in all the apartmenthouses are also present in a Marlowe-novel, but I forget which.

As for the others you mention, I must admit that they are unknown to me. Are they good reading material?

The Spenser books are wonderful! Long series best read in order to fully appreciate all the characters that get added along the way, and their relationships towards each other. The others were, as far as I know, only TV series.

The Spenser books are wonderful! Long series best read in order to fully appreciate all the characters that get added along the way, and their relationships towards each other. The others were, as far as I know, only TV series.

Stitchawl

My favourite detective series ever . I once re-read the whole series (34 books at the time - now over 40) back-to-back.

My favourite detective series ever . I once re-read the whole series (34 books at the time - now over 40) back-to-back.

I've read the whole series a couple of times, and now read just the occasional one every few months. Read all Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall, and now working through the westerns too.

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Originally Posted by Iznogood

Then I shall certainly check it out. I see Amazon has most, if not all, of Parker's books as kindles

The Spenser books, while having nice plots, are more about the interaction of the characters, the glib reparte' dialog between them, and the ethics that Spenser employs to do what he needs to do. Please do read them in order.

I've read the whole series a couple of times, and now read just the occasional one every few months. Read all Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall, and now working through the westerns too.

The Spenser books, while having nice plots, are more about the interaction of the characters, the glib reparte' dialog between them, and the ethics that Spenser employs to do what he needs to do. Please do read them in order.

Stitchawl

yes, I've read all his books too, am in the middle of Ironhorse right now. unfortunately not written by the great man himself as he is no longer with us.

I didn't know there were seven signs of ageing. I asked myself, "What might these seven signs be?"
1- you die your hair blue
2- you watch more of the ABC
3- you can't program a video recorder
4- you drive very slowly with a white bowling hat on the parcel shelf
5- you smell like moth balls
6- if you are a bloke you wear your pants up around your nipples
7- if you are a woman you wear your nipples down around your pants